Breweries

South London has been a popular spot for setting up some staggeringly good microbreweries, and the list of independent brewers appearing in and around the Royal Borough of Greenwich is bound to continue to grow.

The most famous brewery is Meantime Brewing Company, based on Blackwall Lane in East Greenwich. The Meantime Brewery is now a globally-recognised, award-winning brand and is also home to “The Tasting Rooms” where all of the newest and most limited beers are kept on draught, so you can enjoy a glass fresh from the tanks.

They also host fascinating brewery tours, so if you want to see how it all works before sampling some of their brilliant beers, then this tour of the brewery in Greenwich followed by a tutored tasting of a selection of beers will be ideal for you!

Zerodegrees is a microbrewery and pizza restaurant situated on the edge of chic London village, Blackheath. They brew wheat beer, pilsner, pale ale and a moreish mango beer to perfectly accompany your meal, plus the brewing tanks sit centre-stage in the restaurant, so you can watch the brewers hard at work while you sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labour.

Villages is a relatively new brewery based in a railway arch in the heart of Deptford, fast gaining a reputation for their limited runs of keenly anticipated new brews. Visit their taproom on Friday nights or Saturdays to sample their beers at the source, for an informal and relaxed atmosphere.